‘60 Minutes’ Lands Maria Butina, Charged With Acting As Russian Foreign Agent, For First U.S. Interview
on Sunday that she never “sought to influence” U.S. policies and that she only “wanted to learn from the United States and make Russia better.”
The CBS newsmagazine landed the first U.S. interview with Butina, who was released on October 15 after serving for 15 months in prison.When she was arrested in July 2018, just as Special Counsel Robert Mueller was in the midst of his investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 election, there was intense speculation over her contacts with members of the National Rifle Association.
In the U.S. on a student visa, she posted pictures of herself with Republican politicians and organized meetings in Russia with NRA members and Russian officials. Also under scrutiny were her contacts with the Trump campaign’s Russia advisers in 2016.she wrote: “We made our bet. I am following our game.” The friend, Alexander Torshin — who was at the meetings with NRA members — replied: “This is the battle for the future. It cannot be lost…patience and cold blood.
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